CVE-2019-16517

An issue was discovered in ConnectWise Control (formerly known as ScreenConnect) 19.3.25270.7185. There is a CORS misconfiguration, which reflected the Origin provided by incoming requests. This allowed JavaScript running on any domain to interact with the server APIs and perform administrative actions, without the victims knowledge.

Weakness

The product does not properly verify that the source of data or communication is valid.

Affected Software

Related Attack Patterns

• https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/111.html
• https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/141.html
• https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/142.html
• https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/160.html
• https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/21.html
• https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/384.html
• https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/385.html
• https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/386.html
• https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/387.html
• https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/388.html
• https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/510.html
• https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/59.html
• https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/60.html
• https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/75.html
• https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/76.html
• https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/89.html

References

• https://blog.huntresslabs.com/validating-the-bishop-fox-findings-in-connectwise-control-9155eec36a34
• https://know.bishopfox.com/advisories
• https://know.bishopfox.com/advisories/connectwise-control
• https://www.crn.com/news/managed-services/connectwise-control-msp-security-vulnerabilities-are-severe-bishop-fox
• https://www.crn.com/slide-shows/managed-services/connectwise-control-attack-chain-exploit-20-questions-for-security-researcher-bishop-fox